No-Cost Mammography Van

Planned
Parenthood of Nassau County (PPNC) and Adelphi
NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Program are sponsoring a breast cancer screening event to help low-income
and uninsured women in the community access no-cost mammograms and clinical
breast exams.

 



The
Nu-Health/Nassau Health Care Corporation mammography van will be at PPNC’s
health center at 540 Fulton Avenue in Hempstead on Friday, October 19 from 8:30
a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

On-site nurses and technicians will provide a mammography
and a clinical breast examination. Patients and their physicians will be
notified of the exam results.




Mammograms
are available to all women in Nassau County who are age 40 and older and who
have never had a mammogram or are due for their annual screening. Priority will
be given to women without health insurance, who will not have to pay any
out-of-pocket costs for screening. Women with insurance should bring their
insurance card, co-pay, doctor’s information and mammogram prescription.

 



Patients
will be required to show ID at the time of the mammogram. Any woman who has had
a prior mammogram should bring the original mammography films.

 



Appointments
are necessary and scheduled on a first come, first serve basis. To make an
appointment or for more information, call 516-750-2500.